Governance at a glance
- Government
- Federal republic under a military junta
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 14/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 30.3/100 #156
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.130
- HDI
- 0.511
- Regional blocs
- AU, AL
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Federal republic under a military junta
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Sudan | Abdel Fattah al-Burhan |
| Vice President of Sudan | Malik Agar |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2008)
- 5.2/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 26.8/100k
- Military spending (2021)
- 0.9% of GDP
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 14 / 100
- Interpretation
- High corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.130
- Liberal
- 0.034
- Participatory
- 0.051
- Deliberative
- 0.023
- Egalitarian
- 0.078
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 30.3 / 100
- Global rank
- #156 / 180
- Rank change
- -7 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- Afrique
- Political #143
- 29.3
- Economic #156
- 30.2
- Legal #155
- 33.5
- Social #143
- 40.6
- Safety #172
- 18.1
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30.3 | 156 | 29.3 | 30.2 | 33.5 | 40.6 | 18.1 |
| 2024 | 35.7 | 149 | 32.9 | 32.7 | 37.6 | 46.1 | 29.4 |
| 2023 | 40.8 | 148 | 42.1 | 28.4 | 31.5 | 40.2 | 62.1 |
| 2022 | 41.0 | 151 | 47.1 | 30.0 | 41.5 | 51.0 | 35.4 |
| 2021 | 47.1 | 159 | - | - | - | - | 69.6 |
| 2020 | 44.7 | 159 | - | - | - | - | 57.4 |
| 2019 | 27.6 | 175 | - | - | - | - | 83.9 |
| 2018 | 28.9 | 174 | - | - | - | - | 77.0 |
| 2017 | 26.4 | 174 | - | - | - | - | 72.3 |
| 2016 | 27.5 | 174 | - | - | - | - | 93.1 |
| 2015 | 27.7 | 174 | - | - | - | - | 47.3 |
| 2014 | 28.1 | 172 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 29.9 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 100.8 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 85.3 | 172 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 54.0 | 148 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 42.0 | 135 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 55.8 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 48.1 | 139 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 44.0 | 133 | - | - | - | - | - |